Egg Fried Rice and Chicken Manchurian

Ingredients list for Egg Fried Rice and Chicken Manchurian

• 250 grams Boneless chicken legs, cut into 1 inch pieces
• + to deep fry Oil 1 tablespoon
• 4 teaspoons Dark soy sauce
• 3 teaspoons Green chilli sauce
• to taste White pepper powder
• to taste Salt
• 1 Egg
• 2 tablespoons Cornflour/ corn starch
• 1½ tablespoons Garlic chopped
• 1 inch Ginger finely copped
• 1-2 Green chillies finely chopped
• 1 inch Celery finely chopped
• 2 cups Chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon Vinegar
• 2 stalks Spring onion greens finely chopped
• Egg fried rice
• 3 Eggs
• 3 cups Cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1 small Carrot finely chopped
• 6-8 French beans finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Green chilli sauce
• to taste Salt
• for garnishing Spring onion greens finely chopped, 2 tablespoons +

Method

1. To prepare chicken manchurian, heat sufficient oil in a pan.
2. Take chicken in a bowl. Add 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon green chilli sauce, white pepper powder, salt, egg and 1 tablespoon cornflour and mix well.
3. Deep-fry marinated chicken pieces in hot oil till half fried. Drain on absorbent paper.
4. To prepare gravy, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add garlic, ginger, green chillies and celery and sauté for 1 minute.
5. Reduce heat, add chicken stock, remaining soy sauce, remaining green chilli sauce and salt and mix.
6. Take remaining cornflour in another bowl. Add 2-3 tablespoons water and mix well to make a thick slurry.
7. Add the slurry to gravy and mix. Add half fried chicken pieces, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes. Switch off heat, add vinegar and spring onion greens and mix well.
8. To prepare egg fried rice, heat 1 tablespoon oil in another non-stick pan. Break in eggs, add salt, mix and cook till it gathers. Transfer in another bowl.
   Heat remaining oil in the same non-stick pan. Add carrot and French beans and sauté for 1 minute.
   Reduce heat, add soy sauce, green chilli sauce and salt and mix. Add cooked rice, toss well and cook for 1 minute.
9. Add cooked eggs and spring onion greens and mix well.
   Put chicken manchurian in a serving bowl. Garnish egg fried rice with spring onion greens and serve hot with chicken manchurian.